Courses – Fakultet tehničkih nauka u Novom Sadu

Subject: Engineering animation and other media (17.IGB052)

Native organizations units: Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, Chair of Animation in Engineering

Type of studies	Title
Undergraduate Academic Studies	Engineering Animation (Year: 3, Semester: Summer)

General information:

Category	Theoretical-methodological
Scientific or art field	Design
ECTS	5

Enabling students to notice possibilities of connecting computer animations to the related media, where it is often used. Those media are sound, video/film, multimedia, internet and virtual reality.

To apply acquired knowledge in the further educational process as well as in the future professional work.

Introduction and definition/clarification of basic concepts (glossary): animations, computer animation, sound, video, film, multimedia (hypermedia), internet (world wide web). Overview of the development and characteristics of each of these media. Role, relationship and contribution of computer animation to the implementation in these media; improvement of these media by computer animation; synthesis and future development of integration of these media and computer animation. Overview of the software necessary for integration of computer animation and specific media. Social contribution and possibilities of application of integration of computer animation and related media.

Lectures and Practice in the computer laboratory. Consultations. Computer Practice is based on mastering the software for recording, processing and implementation of the sound and sound effects into computer animation, by using the software: Steinber Wavelab, Steinberg Nuendo and Sony Sound Forge. A part of the course which represents a logical whole is passed through the colloquiums. Colloquiums are done in the computer laboratory. The student may take the next colloquium if he/she previously won at least 30% of the points. Colloquiums are taken on the computer by practical solving of the given problems. In order for the student to pass the examination, besides other prerequisites he/she has to win at least 30% of the points in each of the colloquiums.

Authors	Title	Year	Publisher	Language

Course activity	Pre-examination	Obligations	Number of points
Project task	Yes	Yes	15.00
Project task	Yes	Yes	15.00
Project	Yes	Yes	30.00
Written part of the exam - tasks and theory	No	Yes	30.00
Computer exercise attendance	Yes	Yes	5.00
Lecture attendance	Yes	Yes	5.00